of chicago



E.. H. MATTINGLE Re,

RAILWAY CAR Filucl D00. 27. 126

Reissued Aug. 26, 1930 RE\'SSUED- UNITED STATES PATENT. OFFICE EDWARD MATTINGLEY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOB '10 CHICAGO-CLEVELAND CAB ROOFING COMPANY, OF CHICAGO ILLINOIS; A CORPORATION .OF DELAWARE RAILWAY GAR Original No. 894,424, dated December 11, 1928, Serial No. 157,227, filed Deoemberil'l, 1928. Application for reissue filed July 3, 1930. Serial No. 465,774.-

My invention relates to railway cars and more particularly to a load lifting device or beam which is associated with the car roof structure.

A principal object of the invention is to provide means extending longitudinally of the car and rigidly secured to the roof thereof for enabling automobiles to be raised above the car floor so as to permit a platform, rack or similar support, by which the automobile is carried during transit, to be placed there-. I under.

A still further ob'ectof the invention is to secure the load li ing device to the roof in such a manner as to serve as means for reinforcing the upper portion of the car and its roof.

A primaryfeature of the invention consists in securing the load lifting device in spaced relation to the underside of the car roofing so as to permit a chain or'hoisti'ng device to be readily positioned between the roofing and the device to be supported by the latter.

A further feature of the invention resides in rigidly connecting the load lifting device to the carlines in s aoed relation to the-underside of the'car roo carlines are strengthened an the roof structure as a whole is reinforced. v

A still further feature of the invention consists in providing a plurality of means for rigidly connecting the load lifting device to the carlines ins aced relation to the latter Fi re 3. Eferring more particularly to the drawings, the roof is shown as havin rigidly connected side plates 1 and the usual end plates g whereb the individual 2, both of which may convenientl be of Z- shape. Resting upon the upper orizontal flanges 3 of the side plates and secured there to by means of rivets 4 are carlines 5 which are preferably of inverted channel shape havmg oppositely disposed laterally extending flanges 6. If desired, the roof may be provided with purlins 7 which may be advan-- tageously secured to the carlines by bolts 8. The roof sheets 9 are secured tothe upstanding intermediate legs 10 of the side plates 1 by bolts 11 and preferably extend continuously from one side plate to'the other. The side edges of the sheets preferably terminate in inverted channels 12 of substantially the same shape as the carlines whereby adjacent roof sheets may be arranged on the latter in embracing overlappedrelation and secured thereto by means of we ge clamps 13. i

The load lifting dev ce or beam-l4. illus-v tratedin the present instance as an I-beam, is rigidlyconnected to the roof structure at its opposite ends by means of brackets 15.. Each of these brackets is secured to the horizontal flange 16 of the adjacent end late and to the lower or bottom flange 17 of t eI-beam by rivets 18 and 19, respectively. Extending transversely of each of the carlines and secured to the lateral flanges 6 thereof'by rivets 20 are a plurality of angularly shaped brackets 21 for supporting the lift device intermediate its ends. These brac ets are preferably arranged in pairs and each is ormed with a portion extending beneath the upper flange 22 of the I-beam and with a portion rigidly connected to the vertical web 23 of the latter by rivets 24. B thus forming the brackets, means is rovi ed for effectively supporting the loa lifting device in spacedrelation to adjacent portions of the roof so that a chain,'rope, hoisting hook or the like ma be readily inserted betweenthe roof and li ing device and be supported by the latter.

Bein the en' ,plates 2 and being attached to the carlines 5 at points intermediate its ends the beam 14 in addition to functioning as a load 7 lifting device, serves to resist any force applied near the top of the car tending to knock 10.

connected at its oppositeends to out its ends, such force being transmitted by the beam to the several carlines. .Moreover, because of this relationship of the parts vertical deflection of any carline is resisted by the beam 14 since forces tending to cause dethereby materially strengthened.

It will be observed that the load lifting beam is supported so that it is disposed above a horizontal plane passing through-the ends of the carlines or through the eaves ed es of the roof sheets. In this manner the inside clear hei ht of the car, as determined by the height 0% the side, remains the same. Although the invention has been illustrated as being applied to a car roof of the rigid type, that is, one wherein the roof sheets are firmly attached to the carlines, it will be appreciated that the invention is not limited in application to this type of roof as the means for supporting the load lifting beam and the manner in which it is secured to the carlines is wholly independent of the manner in which the roof sheets are carried or supported by the latter. Thus the load lifting device may be a lied to other-types of roofs, such as the we finown flexible type, wherein the roof sheets are permitted to move relatively t0 the carlines. V

I claim:

1. A railway carcomprising side plates, carlines secured to the side plates and having oppositely disposed laterally extending \flanges, end plates rigidly attached to the said side plates, roof sheets secured to the carlines, and means carried by the laterally extending flanges of the carlines constituting a load lifting device, said means being secured at its 0 posite ends to the respective end plates and being disposed in spaced relation to the unders1de of the roof sheets.

2. A railwa car having side plates, end plates secure thereto, carlines fashioned with oppositely disposed laterally extending flanges resting upon and secured to the, side 1 plates, roof sheets carried by the carlines a and means extending longitudinall and extending from'side plate to side plate, of the car constituting a load lifting device, said means being secured to the lateral flanges of the carlines in spaced relation thereto.

- 3. A railwa car having side plates, end plates secure thereto, carlines extending from side plate to side plate and rigidly secured thereto, said carlines having opposite- 1yl disposed laterally extending flanges, roof s eets carried by the carlines, means secured I to the end plates extending longitudinally of the car and constitutin a load lifting device, and members carried y the lateral flanges of'the-carlines and depending downwardly therefrom for supporting said means in- 5. A railway car comprising rigidly connected end plates and side plates, carlines extending' continuously from one side of the car to the other and respectively secured to said side plates, each of said carlines having oppositely. disposed laterally extending flanges, roof sheets spanning the spaces between the carlines, and means carried by the laterally extending flanges of the carlines constituting a load lifting device, said means being secured at its opposite ends to the respective end plates and bein disposed in spaced relation to the undersi e of the roof sheets.

-6. A railway cal; comprisin side plates, carlines extending continuous y from one side of the car to the other and respectively secured to said side plates, said carlines being of substantially channel shape and having oppositely disposed laterally extending flanges, roofing spanning the s aces between the carlines, and means rigid y secured to said flanges of the carlines constituting a load liftmg device, said device extending longitudinall of the car and being disposed in spaced relation to the underside of the roofirig. y

7. railway car comprising rigidly connected end platesand side plates, carlines extending continuously from one side of the car to the other and respectively secured to said side plates, said carlines being of substantially channel shape and. havin oppositely disposed laterally extending anges, roof sheets spanning the spaces between the carlines, and means rigidly secured to each of said flanges of the carlines constituting a load lifting device, said device being secured at its opposite ends to the respective end plates and being disposed in spaced relation to the underside of the roof sheets.

8. A railway car having an arched roof comprising side plates, carlines secured to said side plates and having oppositely disposed laterally extending fianges, roofing spanning the spaces between the carlines, and means constituting a load liftingdevice carried by the lateralldyl extending flan s of the carlines and exten 'ng longitudina ly of the car adjacent the central portion thereof, said means being disposed in spaced relation to the underside of the roofing and being disposed above a horizontal plane passing throu h the eaves edges of the latter.

9. railway car com rising side plates, carlines secured to the si e plates and having oppositely disposed laterall extending flanges, roof sheets s anning t e spaces between the carlines, an means rigidly secured -to the flanges of the carlines constituting a load lifting device extending longitudinally of the car adjacent the central portion thereof, said device being dis osed beneath said roof sheets in spaced re ation thereto and being disposed above a horizontal plane passtendin ing through the ends of the carlines.

'10. A railway car com risin side plates, a plurality of inverted c anne shaped carlines secured to the side plates, each of said carlines having oppositel disposed laterally extending flanges, roo ng spanning the spaces between the carlines, and means exfrom idual carlines are longitudinally of the car intermeextending car to the other and respectively secured to said side between t e carlines, a oad lifting beam extending lon itudinally of the car, a plurality of pairs ofaarackets respectivel carried by the carlines for supporting t e beam in spaced relation to the roofin the brackets of each pair bein respective y disposed on opposite sides of t e beam and being rigidly secured to vthe lateral flanges of their associated carline'.

plates roofin spanning the spaces 15. A railway car comprisin side plates,

carlines of inverted channel s a e r1 'dly secured to the side plates, each 0 sai carlines havin oppositely disposed laterally an es, and load lifting means comprisin a p urality of brackets extendin' transverse y of the carlines, each of sai brackets being rigidly secured to the flanges of an adjacent carlineand forming with said carline a structure of box-like section.

EDWARD H. MATTINGLEY.

lifting device, said means being, rigidly sea cured to the lateral flanges of the carlines in spaced relation thereto.

12.. A railway car having side plates, carlines rigidly secured to said side lates and having oppositely disposed lateral y extending flan es, a load lifting beam extendin longitudinally of the car, and'a plurality o means respectively secured to the flanges of each carline for sup orting said beam in spaced relation to the atter.

13. A'railwa car having side plates, .car-,

lines respective y secured to said side lates and having oppositely disposed latera y extending flanges roofing spanning the spaces between the carlines, a load lifting beam ex-- tending longitudinally of the car, and a plurality of brackets respectively secured to the flanges of-each of said carlines for supporting the beam in spaced relation to the'roof sheets.

14. A railway car comprisin nected end plates and side p a carlines extending continuously from one side of the rigidly con- 

